Ironing-table.



W. E. SHEPHERD.

IRONING TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. I3. 1915.

Patented Feb. l5, 1916.

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W. E. SHEPHERD.

IRONING TABLE. APPLICATIN FILED DEC. 13, 1915.

1, 172,064. Patented Feb. 15, 1916.

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Be it known that I, Wil-,Lian HERB, a citizenof the United States, residingat Terre Haute,in the county'of Vigo `and State of Indiana, have inventedn a new and useful=Ironing-Table-, of which the following is a-specification.

The present invention appertainsto iron# ingtables. j

The; objectv of theginvention is the provisionf ofasleeve or supplemental boardand Y novel means for supporting it from' the .-xnainboard,` a table or bench top, or other suitable support. Y

, The Ypresent structure having Vthe foregoing improvements is nevertheless simple and inexpensive, as well as being practical, serviceable and efficient in use,`and @the structure reduces to a'minimum thenu-mber of metallic parts employed which are liable to rust or corrode. E f

1 AViththe foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, theinvention resides in the combination and arrangement of :parts and in the details of vconstruction vhereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes inthe preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed Ycan be made within the scope of-what is claimed without Figure 1 is a side elevation of the ironing table, Ya portion thereof being broken away,

.and the sleeveor supplementalboard being Oapplied thereto. Fig. 2 isa bottom plan view of the structure.` Fig. 3 is a vertical i section of the device converted into/a step ladder. Fig. 4. is an enlarged vertical sec- `tion illustrating lthe stand for the sleeve or supplemental board, andthe adjacent vpore i, tions ofthe main and supplemental boards.

Figs/5, 6 and 7 are4 bottom viewsof different supplemental boards which can' be, used.' Fig. 8 is aside elevation of a modified form` of stand for the supplementalboard.

. F'g. 9 is a plan View of the stand illustratedin Fig. 8.

The table lembodies the :main ironing board `1, andfa pair ofinclinedlegs having j theirupper ends pivotally connected, as at 4, to a transversecleat 3 secured to the Ylower surface. of. theboard 1 ladjacentthe buttend lower-zedgesof ,the legsf,2 ,ad j acent the upper l Speceaton of Letters Patent. Patented Fb, 15, 1916K, application niet December 13;:1915. semaine.' 65,574

Aends, tliereosf,and al secondi transverse slat l isv secured tothe upper edges of said legs adx jacentthe klower ends thereof. ,Agsecond pair of reversely inclined legs 7 isdisposed tweenthe rung 8 and Vthe'lower ends of said legs'by other transverse rungs 9, and form? Ving ,with therung Sand legs 7 afladder which enables the 'device to be used as a stepv pearf The upper ends of the legs 7 are cut pobliquely, and have attached thereto an bar-Y10 is engagea'ble with a series of trans-Y eor,

,-ladder, "as lwill hereinafter more ,fullyapl .verse cleats-11 securedto the lower surface Y jof the board 1 adjacent the tip endthereof.

The heightof the boardl can beadjusted by' .engaging the bar 10 behind the various i Vcleats 11 which are spaced apart'for that purpose, and the'table may thus be adjusted to suit the user.'v g

, Thegtable is equipped with'y means holdingthefsad iron, said means embodying Vla horizontal supporti-ng plate 12having one end pivoted,;as at 13, to aplate 1li securedv to L the lower surface of the board 1 at' one corner thereof and adj acentthe fbuttV end `of the board, Awhereby the plate 12 can be swung under the board out of the way or so as to project from thevboard for supporting the sad iron when it is not beingusedQ The -plate 12 has marginal depending flanges 15 for reinforcing vor strengthening it, said -plate or holder being .readily stamped from Vsuitable sheet metal, ,and the plate lis provided with a depression 16 for accommodatfk ing theiron Vand preferably of such ,a shape as toy hold the .ironl in place. The plateflZ sulating1-material. vj This device forms Vcon- :Fori-.convenience inthe'usey of,` the struc- Ycan belin'ed with asbestos vor other heat v-inture as astepxladder, a 'chainior other flexi- ,-ble.felement17 isconnected. as at 18, to the' lower surfacev ofthe boardfbetween the-.ends "thereof, andqsaidchainris providedV atV its Y `free enclwitha1hook19 normally engaged with an eyeQ() secured' tothe lower surface of-thevboardpto prevent said ChiD'fIm j n hanging loosely from the board .when theV 55 thereof. A transverse sl'at A5.is secured tothe chainffis not in use.,Y Attachedto the rung 8 f the hook 19 is engageable, when ,the structure is converted into a step ladder. To do this, the legs 7 are swung between andV into f alinement with the legs 2, so that the legs 7 rest against the slats 5 and 6, and the board 1 is then set on end, with its tip or smaller f Various sleeve or supplemental boardsl can be used with the main board 1, three of such supplemental boards being illustrated in Figs. 5, 6 and'7. The board 22 illustrated in Fig.,7 is especially useful forpadding and shaping the shoulders of garments, pressing said sleeves and shoulders'as well, forming collars, cuffs and pressing same, ironing laces, ribbons, handkerchiefs, and the like. The board 22 illustrated in'Fig. 6 is adapted especially for heavy work of all kinds in the home or factory, for the bodies of garments, for steaming and pressing garments, especially trousers. The board 22 depicted in F ig. 5 is useful for the making and ironing of infants or childrens garments having small sleeves, for

ironing waists gathered at the shoulders,

neck bands, garmentscut with yokes, and garments with collars attached thereto. rlhese and other forms of supplemental boards may be used, but the use of the board 22 is especially referred to hereinafter although it is to be understood that the descriptionwill apply to other supplemental boards as well. A

In order to support the board 22 above the Aboard 1, a stand 23 is employed, embodying transverse vertical plates lor boards 2-t and. 25, and a longitudinal board or web 26 is disposed in a vertical plane and having its ends secured tothe plates 24 and 25. The plate 24 and web 26 are adapted to rest upon the board 1, which may be taken to represent any suitable board or support, and the lower edge of the plate 24 is provided with a depending tenon 27 to dropy into a socket or bore 2S with which the boa-rd 1 is provided.

Said board is preferably provided withl a` series of sockets 28, enabling thestand 23 to be adjusted to various positions between the edges ofthe board, as may be found most convenient for the user. The rear plate 25 projects below` the front plate 24, and is provided with a transverse groove 29 engageable with the butt end of the board V1, to assist in holding the stand firmly in place. In applying the stand, the groove 29 is engaged with the end of the board 1, and the stand is then swung to drop the tenon 27 in the respective socket 28, which will hold the stand rigidly in position.

The supplemental board 22 rests upon the f stand 23, and is removably attached thereto. Thus, a plate 30 `is secured to the rear vor outer surface of the plate 25 adjacentits upper end, and .is provided with an angu-` larly extending lip or flange 31. Atransverse cleat 32 is secured to the lower `surface of the board .-22 between the ends thereof,`

and is adapted to rest against the plate 24, and a transverse strap; 33 is terminally secured to .the lower surface ofthe board 22 adjacent the butt end thereof, and has a downwardly offset bridge portion 3l l engageable with thev lip'31by a longitudinal movement ofthe board 22 relative to the stand 23. To apply the-board 22 to the stand, the strap 33 is moved longitudinally:

into engagement `with the lip 31,Y with the other end of the board raised slightly, and

whenthe board 22 is moved to position, Ythe same will swing downwardly onto the stand 23, the cleat 32 moving downwardly against the side of the plate 24, vas seen in Fig. 4. This will hold the board 22 rigidly upon. the stand 23, and said board can be readily detached from the stand.' The boards 22 and 22 are also provided with thev cleat 32 and strap 33, but the board 22 is'provided with a second strap infront of the cleat 32, whereby the board 22 can be applied to the stand in reversed positions for the'advantageous use of said board.:

In Figs. 8 and 9, a modified form'of; stand 23 is illustrated, the same embody'-y ing the plates 24e"V and 25T adapted to rest-` upon the board or other support l', and a web26 attached to theplates. The board is secured ,upon the stand 23 the same as with the'stand 23, a plate 30 being secured to the plate 25" for thatf purpose. The stand 23', however, is adapted to be used not only upon an ironing board, but upony the top of a table, bench, dresser, and various 4other articles of furniture.- To thisend, an L-shaped bracket has its vertical arm securedV to the -plate 25', and av clamping screw 29is threaded through the lower arm of said bracket and has a padded `end adapted to contact with the lower surface of the` engage with one another when the board is moved longitudinally.relative to the stand, and a transversecleat `carried by the'lower surface of said board and adapted to move downwardly into engagement with said stand when said means. are intere'ngaged.V

2. In a device of the character described,

a stand provided at one side with an upper angularly extending lip, a board adapted to rest upon said stand, a transverse strap secured to the lower surface of said board and having a downwardly osetportion movable longitudinally into engagement with said lip, and `a transverse cleatv secured to the lower surface of said board and movable downwardly into engagement withthe opposite side of said stand when said strap and lip are interengaged.

3. In a device ofthe character described, a stand embodying front and rear plates and a web connecting them, andA aboard adapted to 'be carried upon said stand, the front plate yandV web being adapted to lrest on a support,

and the rear plate having means engageable underthe edge of said support. Y

In testimony that I olaiIn the foregoing as my own., I have hereto axed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM E. SHEPHERD. Witnesses:

HOWARD L. HYATT, ALBERT H. HEAToN.

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